Andy Calvert Celebration Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 14:45 | Winning time: 4m 20.2s

1^st

Enzani

611-5

1/9f

T: J C McConnellJ: R Johnson

Took keen hold, tracked leaders, led after 2nd, made rest, not fluent 3 out, joined soon after, ridden clear before last, stayed on well, comfortably op 1/6 tchd 1/5

2^nd

Magnum

410-11

11/1

T: S CorbettJ: James Corbett (7)

Tracked leaders, disputed lead after 3 out, ridden and one pace before last, no chance with winner op 12/1 tchd 10/1

3^rd

3 ¼

Schlipf

410-11

11/2

T: I JardineJ: Henry Brooke

Led to 1st, tracked leaders, outpaced by clear pair before 2 out, no chance after

4^th

Ripstick

611-0

50/1

T: J WaltonJ: Finian O'Toole (5)

With leader, led 1st to after next, in touch, outpaced before 2 out, no chance in remote 4th after op 40/1

5^th

War Joey

410-11

25/1

T: P A KirbyJ: Thomas Dowson (5)

Held up in rear, outpaced 2 out, no chance with clear leaders

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Non-Runners

Jimmy Breekie¹³

Weight: 11-8| Age: 7

T: S R B Crawford J: P E Corbett

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.10Pl:£1.02, £4.70EX:£4.50Trifecta:£9.20SF:£3.60Swingers:£4.40

Forecasts

Enzani (1/9), Jimmy Breekie (8/11), Schlipf (11/2), Magnum (11/1), War Joey (25/1), Ripstick (50/1)

To all intents, this is a match, so hopefully Jimmy Breekie will stand his ground if also lining up at Aintree on Friday evening otherwise we'll have a most uncompetitive event on our hands. Official ratings suggest that the Crawford trained horse has 3lb in hand with ENZANI on these terms (128 vs 121), but there's the possibility that the McConnell raider might just have too much toe for his market rival over this trip of 2m, and he has the able assistance of Richard Johnson to do the steering.